WorkSafe.qld.gov.au

Learn how to identify hazards, manage risks and protect your workers from injury and illness.

Everything you need to know about claims and insurance for work-related injuries, with WorkCover or a self-insured business.

Understand the work health and safety laws that apply to every place of work in Queensland.

WorkSafe.qld.gov.au is the official home of

Information and services for work health and safety and workers’ compensation in Queensland.

How-to guides

How to set up your business so you comply with Queensland’s health and safety laws.

The steps to take—from making sure people are safe to reporting injuries and making a claim.

The steps involved in starting your recovery and getting you back to work.

An overview of the laws, how they fit together and what they require of employers and workers.

Campaigns

Safe Work Month 2022 and Work Well 365
Register now for events and download resources to help you keep work health, safety and return to work top of mind all year round.
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Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week, celebrated annually in October, promotes the importance of mental health and wellbeing and aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
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Farm safety calendar competition
The 12 winning Queensland primary school students will be announced in October 2022. Pre-order your 2023 Farm safety calendar today!
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Safe Work and Return to Work Awards 2022
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2022 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards and congratulations to all of the finalists.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Actions that should be taken by employers and workers to ensure workplace hygiene and cleanliness is achieved to the standard necessary to protect people against COVID-19 infection.
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Safety Advocates
Our Safety Advocates highlight the personal impacts that an injury can have on workers and their families.
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News

New workplace coal dust standard commences in Queensland

From 1 October 2022, the workplace exposure standard for respirable coal dust) will be halved in Queensland, revised from a time weighted av...

30 September 2022
Ambassadors in Aged Care may reduce incidences of violence and aggression against workers

A pilot trialling the use of resident ambassadors in an aged care setting has shown reduced incidences of violence and aggression against ca...

8 September 2022
Supreme Court decision puts spotlight on interstate workers' connection to Queensland

A recent Supreme Court decision used a three-step test in considering the case of a chef who was injured while working in the Northern Terri...

8 September 2022

Events

World Mental Health Day breakfast

Join us on World Mental Health Day for a breakfast event as we hear from our new Queensland Mental Health Ambassador Hayley Lewis.

10 October 2022
Regulating mentally healthy workplaces livestream

This livestreamed session explores common event based and cumulative psychosocial hazards and factors in the design or management of work th...

11 October 2022
Imagining a Workplace Without Burnout: New findings and a roadmap to prevention

This free livestream tackles this complex and multifaceted issue, exploring the importance of structure and cultural causes – rather than in...

12 October 2022

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